Author Archives: classiq
Suit & Tie
I was watching My Man Godfrey (1936) over the weekend for a new project that’s been in the works and, at my already third viewing of the film (and second over a period of two weeks), one of the … Read More
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Naomie Harris and Her Alt Bond Girl in Skyfall
I am a hardcore James Bond fan. I can enjoy watching a Bond movie, even a bad one, for sheer entertainment. I am okay with certain Bond movie clichés and stereotypes. But I have to admit that, as a … Read More
My Favourite Films of the Year (So Far)
This autumn I have attended a couple of film festivals, which gave me the opportunity to watch some of the best films released this year. One of the festivals was The Independent American Film Festival, and the other one … Read More
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The Future Is Shaped by the Past: The Costumes of Blade Runner
Less than a month since the release of Blade Runner 2049, and thirty-five years after the premiere of Blade Runner, I am still celebrating the original. Set in a dystopian 2019, Ridley Scott’s film envisioned a decaying Los Angeles, … Read More
The Abundance of Less
The abundance of less. How beautiful, how true, how striking. I am so glad that Andy Couturier changed the title of his book, which was first published in 2009 under the name A Different Kind of Luxury. That was … Read More
